1. The Rhumba Boogie - Hank Snow, Snow, Hank
2. I'm Movin' On - Hank Snow, Snow, Hank
3. The Golden Rocket - Hank Snow, Snow, Hank
4. Unwanted Sign Upon Your Heart - Hank Snow, Snow, Hank
5. Music Makin' Mamma from Memphis - Hank Snow, Snow, Hank
6. The Gold Rush Is Over - Hank Snow, Walker, Cindy
7. I Don't Hurt Anymore - Hank Snow, Robertson, Don
8. (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I - Hank Snow, Trader, Bill
9. The Gal Who Invented Kissin' - Hank Snow, Griswold, Earl
10. I Went to Your Wedding - Hank Snow, Robinson, Jessie Ma
11. Would You Mind? - Hank Snow, Coben, Cy
12. Lady's Man - Hank Snow, Coben, Cy
13. Yellow Roses - Hank Snow, Devine, Ken
14. Miller's Cave - Hank Snow, Clement, Jack
15. Beggar to a King - Hank Snow, Richardson, J.P.
16. I've Been Everywhere - Hank Snow, Mack, Geoffrey
17. Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street) - Hank Snow, Blair, Hal
18. Let Me Go Lover - Hank Snow, Carson, Jenny Lou
19. Wishing Well (Down in the Well) - Hank Snow, Hiscock, Peter
20. Hello Love - Hank Snow, Mnich, Aileen
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Tender ballads, urgent travel songs, infectious boogies--Canadian Hank Snow not only handled them all, but he handled them quite well and rode them all to the top of the country charts. His music was a logical extension of his idol Jimmie Rodgers's style, and Snow's letter-perfect, prudently effective vocal delivery and crisp, tasteful acoustic-guitar runs graced countless (actually, 36) top 10 country hits. This 20-song collection provides a nice introduction to his various styles and captures all of his best-known songs. His own compositions "I'm Movin' On" and "Rhumba Boogie" plus covers like "I've Been Everywhere" and "I Don't Hurt Anymore" were not only hugely dominant hits (Shania wasn't the first Canadian country phenom), but they remain cornerstones of country. --Marc Greilsamer
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The Essential Hank Snow
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1997-04-29)
- Publisher: RCA
- Label: RCA
- Studio: RCA
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 27 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #6915
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Summary: THE SINGING RANGER RIDES AGAIN!!! 2008-11-05
Comment: This CD is a wonderful compillation of Hank's greatest hits. All of these recordings are beautifully produced on RCA. Favorites include I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE, NINETY MILES AN HOUR, & BEGGAR TO A KING. You won't be disappointed with this one.
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Summary: All Hank 2007-11-11
Comment: An outstanding cd full of the great Hank Snow treatment of this great music,exceptionally good cd, easily worth the quite reasonable price.Many of these songs were done by Hank originally, what else could you ask for!
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Summary: Very Very Good - But There IS A Better Collection Out There 2007-09-30
Comment: I can't agree with the claim of fellow reviewer Paul Tognetti that this is the best Hank Snow collection available. Perhaps the best single-disc compilation - I'd have no argument there - but outside of a hugely expensive multi-disc box set, the 2-cd release from RCA/BMG titled "I've Been Everywhere - The Hank Snow Story" is better in terms of content (44 songs, both A- and B-sides) and liner notes.
Having said that, this is still very much a 5-star compilation which presents 20 of the 85 Country hits he registered from late 1949 to 1980 - all with the same label, RCA Victor/RCA. That includes all seven of his # 1 hits: I'm Moving On (# 1 for TWENTY-ONE weeks and 44 weeks in total on the charts from July 1950 to December); The Golden Rocket (which took over the top spot for two weeks in late 1950/early 1951); The Rhumba Boogie (which became his third straight # 1 after it made its debut on the charts in March 1951 and eventually spent EIGHT weeks at the top); I Don't Hurt Anymore (TWENTY weeks at # 1 and 41 weeks on the charts from late May 1954); Let Me Go Lover (two weeks at # 1 in early 1955); I've Been Everywhere (Two weeks at # 1 in fall 1962)' and Hello Love (one week at # 1 in spring 1974). Small wonder he was inducted in the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 1979!
The others included here were also solid hits, all detailed in the eight pages of liner notes written by the well-known Country Music journalist Edward Morris. The sound quality is excellent.
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Summary: Hank Snow Has Voice and Rhythm 2007-02-17
Comment: Hank Snow is great on this CD. He and his band found rhythm that will make you want to get up and dance with this CD. This is a "Happy" CD.
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Summary: I dont hurt anymore 2006-09-16
Comment: Hank Snow was one of the best country singers and this CD is great. With real country music harder and harder to find having this CD is a boost to anyone's honky tonk collection. And for the money its really great. Good sound quality as well. Well this is DP movin on now take care all.
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The Essential Hank Snow
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